China planning to increase rate of human missions, hire new astronauts as it develops space station

Chinese officials, speaking at a conference in Beijing this week, said they are planning four crewed missions over the course of five years, including two in 2020, as assembly of the country’s first permanent space station begins in 2019. China is planning to select a new class of 10 to 12 astronauts, of whom two will be women, this year. More

(Source: SpaceNews - Jun 8)